The Jinni of the Well in Shibam: Yemeni Folktale
In the ancient mud-brick city of Shibam, often called the “Manhattan of the Desert,” the people of Wadi Hadramawt lived between towering homes and deep wells that sustained life in the arid valley. Generations had drawn their water from the same underground springs, understanding that every drop mattered in a land where rain came only a few times a year.
